Learn everything needed to start developing real software with Kotlin in this comprehensive 3-hour tutorial video. Begin with understanding why Kotlin is a valuable programming language, then progress through IntelliJ installation and project setup. Master fundamental concepts including variables, operators, nullability, control flow with if conditions and when expressions, exception handling, and arrays. Explore loops and various function types including normal, extension, overloaded, and lambda functions. Dive into object-oriented programming with classes, interfaces, abstract classes, sealed classes, enum classes, and singletons. Conclude with visibility modifiers and generics. The tutorial includes practical coding examples and follows a structured curriculum suitable for complete beginners wanting to build a solid foundation in Kotlin programming.
Overview
Syllabus
00:00 - Introduction
1:30 - Why is Kotlin cool?
3:57 - IntelliJ Installation
5:15 - Creating the project
9:20 - Hello world program
11:32 - val and var
18:20 - Arithmetic operators
22:58 - Comparison operators
27:19 - Logical operators
32:40 - Console input
36:41 - Nullability & null-safe operators
47:27 - if conditions
55:48 - when expression
59:48 - Exceptions & try/catch
1:05:30 - Arrays
1:16:01 - Loops
1:31:10 - Normal functions
1:42:03 - Extension functions
1:49:07 - Function overloading
1:52:25 - Lambda functions
2:07:33 - Normal class & data class
2:18:28 - Interfaces
2:26:14 - Abstract classes
2:35:24 - Sealed interface & sealed class
2:37:34 - Enum classes
2:44:19 - Singletons
2:49:29 - Visibility modifiers
2:53:06 - Generics
Taught by
Philipp Lackner
